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Mento, Not Calypso! is the latest instalment in Fantastic Voyage s exploration of the origins of reggae, and follows on from the release of two highly successful compilations of the US Shuffle Blues, which was so influential on Jamaican musicians, and Youths Boogie, which compiles Jamaican R&B and early Ska/5(14).

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Mento, Not Calypso! is the latest instalment in Fantastic Voyage’s exploration of the origins of reggae, and follows on from the release of two highly successful compilations of the US Shuffle Blues, which was so influential on Jamaican musicians, and Youths Boogie, which compiles Jamaican R&B and early Ska.".

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Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. It is a fusion of African rhythmic elements and European elements, which reached peak popularity in the s and s. Mento typically features acoustic instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo, hand drums, and the rhumba box — a large mbira in the shape of a box that can be sat on.

Mento music had its beginnings in Jamaica in the 19th century, and was uniquely Jamaican fusion of African and European musical eslansuigebesi.leglepipadecfutiparxazortote.co mento's recorded history pre-history, from the s through the s, a number of Jamaican songs were put to wax by Caribbean jazz artists. In the and s, Slim and Sam, a mento group who performed in Kingston, gained renown and are recalled today.